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Money launderer caught with £132,000 cash including Scottish notes in van tells cops 'it's just a delivery'

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drug dealing in Scotland, has been jailed after being caught red-handed with £130,000 in his van. Salim Patel ran a "sophisticated" laundering operation from a city business unit where millions of pounds were machine-counted and packaged for distribution, a court has heard.

The 36-year-old was caught when police stopped his Nissan van in Leicester on April 8 this year and uncovered the six-figure cash stash.

Our sister title Leicestershire Live report how references to Scottish notes discovered during police investigations indicated "likely drug dealing north of the border." Leicester Crown Court was told a ledger in the van revealed the full extent of the laundering operation - with £4.69 million having already been processed.Did you know.

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